From case study observation, Dr. Cole concludes pellagra to be an infectious disease endemic to warm climates that enters through the digestive tract. His recommended treatment is to "to sweep out the intestinal tract and make it as nearly aseptic...

This paper discusses the groundbreaking work of Dr. Tom Spies who contributed significantly to the eradication of pellagra by proving the effectiveness of nicotinic acid as a treatment for the disease in his nutritional clinic at Hillman Hospital,...

Blosser explains the purpose of his paper as such: "In previous papers I have called attention to facts indicating that pellagra in the South is due to the consumption of either maize or sugar-cane products, or both. In the present paper I wish to...

Dr. Cole’s article reports on the “successful” treatment by blood transfusion of a pellagra patient at the Mt. Vernon Hospital. In this case, blood from a recovered pellagra patient was given to one suffering the advanced stages of the disease. The...